IQNA

TEHRAN (IQNA) – At the age of 13 Mohammad Tariqul Islam from Bangladesh recited the Quran like a pro on Sunday, the penultimate night of Dubai International Holy Quran Award (DIHQA).

He left the packed
auditorium at Dubai Chambers awestruck with his powerful renditions from the
passages of Quran.

Participating in his first international competition, the
son of a Dhaka-based imam, produced arguably this year’s best performance so
far.

First to take stage on the ninth night of the international
competition that saw 103 contestants participating, Islam’s recitation has
taken the race to the next level.

Having topped several national competitions in Bangladesh,
Islam feels he has done well to earn the top honors in Dubai, according to the
GNews.

"I feel I have done well, by the grace of Allah. The way it
went, I surprised myself a bit. I hope I have done well enough to leave others
behind, as some of the other contestants have also done exceptionally well,”
said Islam, who completed memorizing the Quran in one year.

Starting at the age of 11, Islam completed memorizing the
Quran last year and he’s now pursuing studies in Hadith (Prophet Mohammad’s
(PBUH) traditions).

Covering 114 chapters that range from a few verses to
several hundred verses, the Quran is divided in 30 equal parts for the ease of memorization,
and Islam — according to his teacher Nisar Ahmad — used to memories half of
each part every day.

"What he managed to achieve is an astonishing feat. Not
everyone can manage to memories half of a part in a day. Islam then went on to
win three national competitions, paving the way for his participation in Dubai.
As a teacher I am so proud of his achievements and I believe he has a bright
future ahead of him,” said Ahmad, who is a teacher of Quran in Dhaka.